Electrical BIM Modeler: Data Center Power & Coordination

Giga Energy; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Subsidized health, dental, and vision

401(k) with 4% employer match

Unlimited PTO

Parental leave

Commuter benefits

Equity options

Job summary

Giga Energy seeks a skilled BIM Modeler, Electrical, to own and coordinate the federated model for our electrical scope across data-center projects. You will work with electrical, structural, and civil designers to maintain one federated model from concept through fabrication and field support.

You will manage Revit family creation, clash testing in Navisworks, and develop standards and libraries for recurring equipment, transformers, and switchboards.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional BIM modeling experience, including at least 3 years coordinating federated multi-discipline models, not single-discipline drafting
• Expert-level Autodesk Revit, including family creation, parametric content, worksharing, and template configuration
• Demonstrated ownership of Navisworks Manage clash detection — building test matrices, running batch tests, and managing issue resolution
• Direct experience with electrical power infrastructure — substations, switchgear, transformers, or high-capacity power distribution
• Working fluency in NEC / NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, IEEE / ANSI C57, UL 891, and NEMA enclosure standards
• Ability to read and interpret electrical single-line diagrams, schematics, and structural steel drawings without hand-holding
• Track record of independently running a coordination process — setting cadence, chasing other disciplines, and holding a schedule

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain federated Revit and Navisworks models for electrical scope — MV/HV substations, padmount transformers, switchgear, UL 891 switchboard lineups, cable tray, busway, conduit, and raceway
• Model to the level of development each project stage requires, from concept (LOD 200/300) through fabrication-ready (LOD 400) shop release
• Reconcile MCAD equipment geometry (Inventor / SolidWorks / STEP) into usable Revit families and IFC content
• Run scheduled Navisworks clash tests against a documented test matrix, triage issues by root cause, and track every clash to closure with evidence
• Publish clash and coordination reports on a fixed cadence and participate in coordination review meetings
• Build and enforce BIM standards — templates, worksets, shared parameters, naming conventions, and view templates
• Build and maintain the parametric family library for Giga's recurring equipment, including transformers, switchboards, breakers, skids, and enclosures
• Generate coordination drawings, general arrangements, and model-derived quantity takeoffs to support procurement and estimating
• Maintain model health — purging, auditing, worksharing hygiene, and file size discipline as projects scale

Skills

BIM Modeling

Revit

Navisworks

Electrical Power

Coordination Process

Tools

Autodesk Revit

Navisworks

Inventor

SolidWorks

Job description

Giga Energy seeks a skilled BIM Modeler, Electrical, to own and coordinate the federated model for our electrical scope across data-center projects. You will work with electrical, structural, and civil designers to maintain one federated model from concept through fabrication and field support.

You will manage Revit family creation, clash testing in Navisworks, and develop standards and libraries for recurring equipment, transformers, and switchboards.